Admissions

Admission Arrangements

The admission of pupils with Education Health Care Plan's (EHCPs) to schools is a matter for the Local Authority, who has statutory responsibility for arranging their provision. There are admissions criteria for each special school that are applied in order to determine if a particular special school would be a suitable placement. A link to the admissions criteria for Kent special schools can be found below:

Admission arrangements are controlled and managed by the East Kent Area Education Office in conjunction with the school. The current vacancy situation within the school together with the SEN requirement of the pupil/student are key considerations in determining any pupil or student admission, as is Schedule 27 of the Education Act 1996.

The schools PAN and Commissioned Numbers are:

Pupils and students can be admitted from ages 4 to 19 provided they have an Education Heath and Care Plan (EHC) specifying a special need which is related to the provision designation of the school.  Meadowfield School is designated as Profound, Severe and Complex including Autism.

Pupils will live in the district or in an adjacent district but Meadowfield is the nearest appropriate special school.

Journey times will comply with the County Transport Policy.

Kelsi SEND Information Hub

The named officer in the relevant Area Education Office explains the arrangements for admission to parents/carers as part of the statutory assessment process or as part of any school transition process but further advice is available directly from the Area Offices:

East Kent: 03000 421160 SENEast@kent.gov.uk

North Kent: 03000 419345 SENNorth@kent.gov.uk

West Kent: 03000 420997 SENWest@kent.gov.uk

South Kent: 03000 420889 SENSouth@kent.gov.uk

See the Admission Procedure steps below for more detailed information.

Admissions Criteria for PSCN Schools